Xbox Next : See ya in 2006
Date: Saturday, July 31 @ 00:11:10 UTC
Topic: Xbox Development
There's no new Xbox in the next year, but, man, are we hard at work on that next Xbox." These words came from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer at Microsoft's Financial Analyst Meeting yesterday in Redmond, Washington.
Microsoft's future console -- which may be called Xbox 2, Xbox Next, Xenon, Xbox 360, The Big X, Next 'Box, X2: Electric Boogaloo, or something completely unexpected -- has been the source of endless speculation over the past year. Supposedly authentic internal memos and design specs leaked on the Internet over the past few months spurred rumors and cemented -- at least in the public mind -- that Xbox 2 was indeed a near certainty for 2005. Now it appears those assertions were false.
Though Ballmer said Xbox 2 would not come in "the next year" it's unclear whether he meant the next calendar year (all of 2005) or Microsoft's next fiscal year, which ends July 2005. Microsoft declined to comment or offer any clarification on Ballmer's statement.
If Ballmer was referring to the fiscal year, that would mean Xbox 2 could still be on tap for holiday 2005. If not, we can all enjoy an extra year of rumor, speculation, denial, and wishful thinking.
News Source: IGN
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